My Mom's Friends' Favorite Recipes (Recipe Collection)

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This recipe appeared in the June 2010 Relish Magazine of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Heather Norville and her friends ate these cookies for the first time at the TTU UWC Round Table Book Club’s Potluck Movie Night on June 3, 2010. This is a great gluten free recipe.Submitted by HJNORVILLE

June chose a tried and true favorite, a relish or side dish that she has served with ham or barbeque for years. She obtained this recipe from the Better Homes & Gardens Barbecue Book, 1965 edition.Submitted by HJNORVILLE

Wendy found this delicious recipe at the Spark Recipe Website. It was submitted by INSPIREDBYCHJ. The chef made up this recipe "off-the-cuff" when she was craving some Hot and Sour soup. She claims that it's pretty good and you could add some hot pepper sauce if you like it fiery! Wendy makes Hot and Sour Soup which is perfect for her authentic Chinese dinner parties. Submitted by HJNORVILLE

Jean Howze chose one her family's favorite recipes for family get-togethers and holidays. You can make this recipe ahead of time and freeze it. Everyone loves it (even if they have never eaten sweet potatoes). This dish is very sweet. It could almost be a dessert.

This cake's batter contains dates and has a chocolate chip and walnut topping. Heather Norville's close friend, Gladys Bartlett (Mrs. B), from Concord, New Hampshire, gave her this recipe around 1968. It has become a family favorite for birthdays and special occasions for over forty years.Submitted by HJNORVILLE

Heather obtained this recipe from The First Annual Apple Festival, in Brookston, Indiana, in 1978 while she was attending Purdue University. Her homemade apple pie won first place at this festival.Submitted by HJNORVILLE

Heather's Nanny gave her this recipe. Heather remembers making these brownies for her grandmother in Ottawa, Canada, when she was 12 or 13. Now she still makes them for her parents. They are delicious with ice cream.Submitted by HJNORVILLE